LOIRE VALLEY
May 13th, 2004, 10:37 AM
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LOIRE VALLEY
Hi,
I only have 1/2 day at Loire Valley.
Where do you recommend I go, and which part should I connect to on teh train from Paris?
there are so many stops taht are considered Loire Valley?
I only have 1/2 day at Loire Valley.
Where do you recommend I go, and which part should I connect to on teh train from Paris?
there are so many stops taht are considered Loire Valley?
May 13th, 2004, 05:37 PM
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kimarama1: I doubt you're going to be able to tour the Loire Valley and see a château on a half-day trip from Paris using only the train. You can get to Tours quickly on the TGV, to be sure, but then what? I don't think there are train connections to Amboise or any of the main towns with châteaux - if there are, and it's possible, they are probably pretty pokey and will leave you with quite a bit of walking to do. Maybe there are buses.
Perhaps it would be better for you to take a day tour from Paris with a company like ParisVision or CityRama.
If you have only a 1/2 day for a daytrip outside Paris, why not consider something closer in like Versailles or Fontainebleau or Auvers-sur-Oise or Chamonix or Senlis?
Perhaps it would be better for you to take a day tour from Paris with a company like ParisVision or CityRama.
If you have only a 1/2 day for a daytrip outside Paris, why not consider something closer in like Versailles or Fontainebleau or Auvers-sur-Oise or Chamonix or Senlis?
May 13th, 2004, 06:49 PM
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I'm not sure what you mean by having a half day to tour the Loire Valley. Are you on your way somewhere else, or do you mean you want to go to/from the Loire Valley and tour a chateau, all from Paris, in four hours/ It's not possible.
Both Amboise and BLois are on the train line from Tours and Paris, which are quick. There is no problem visiting them by train, I've done it to both of them. You should not go to Tours to do that, just go from Paris to either one of them. I think they both are fine to see a chateau, but you won't really be visiting the Loire Valley exactly by seeing one town and one chateau.
But if you just want that experience of seeing a Loire chateau, either would do, but Blois is closer to Paris (only about 1-1/2 hrs by train) and the chateau is closer to the train station. Chenonceau is lovely, but I don't think as possible logistically. I think you do have to take a local train or bus from Tours for that one, but am not sure of those details, and I know it takes longer.
Both Amboise and BLois are on the train line from Tours and Paris, which are quick. There is no problem visiting them by train, I've done it to both of them. You should not go to Tours to do that, just go from Paris to either one of them. I think they both are fine to see a chateau, but you won't really be visiting the Loire Valley exactly by seeing one town and one chateau.
But if you just want that experience of seeing a Loire chateau, either would do, but Blois is closer to Paris (only about 1-1/2 hrs by train) and the chateau is closer to the train station. Chenonceau is lovely, but I don't think as possible logistically. I think you do have to take a local train or bus from Tours for that one, but am not sure of those details, and I know it takes longer.
